Character Quotes

I am Midare Toushirou. Just like my brothers, I'm a Tantou crafted by Awataguchi Yoshimitsu.
Even among my brothers, I have an unusual characteristic of being midareba. What do you think? I look quite different, wouldn't you say?

Dear Master,
I'm now in Kyoto. It feels like a journey to find myself, so to speak.
This neighborhood in Kyoto is so nostalgic... is what I'd say, but it'll all get burnt down soon, huh.
Because it's been so long, I don't really recognize the streets anymore~
I want to focus on exploring, so that's it for today.
I'll write to you again~

* Note: Most likely a reference to how Kyoto was destroyed during the Onin War.

Dear Master,
Awww, I've done it this time.
When I was loitering around, I was mistaken as a lost child and taken in.
Ah, but don't worry, everything is fine~ I'm with someone I know.
The one who picked me up was Hosokawa Katsumoto-san. He's the previous master who gave me this name.
Well, although it doesn't seem like he recognizes me,
he's given me carp and other stuff to eat so I'm doing just fine~

Dear Master,
Humans sure are mysterious, huh. Even if they're good at cultural stuff,
or even if they have a knack for politics, they always end up starting wars.
As expected, because they're so smart, they begin to overthink trivial things and that in turn goes awry maybe?
Hnn~ I'm worried that while I was gone, Master has started to overthink unimportant stuff as well.
In my opinion, it'll be better if Master just falls head over heels for my charms.
Yup! Now that I've decided on that, the journey to find myself is over. I'll be coming home soon~

* Note: Although Hosokawa Katsumoto was a patron of the arts, he was involved in starting the destructive Onin War which fractured Japan into warring states. Only centuries later was the country reunited by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.